Etymology

desist

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Today it means: To cease to proceed or act; to stop (often with from). Full definition →

Middle French desister ← Latin dēsistō
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  1. Latin · derived fromdēsistō
  2. Middle French · borrowed fromdesister
  3. English todaydesist

Borrowed from Middle French desister, from Latin dēsistō, from dē- + sistō (whence de-).

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